Asia and Pacific

Defence relations with Burma: Our future past
Andrew Selth is a Research Fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute and author of Australian Defence Contacts with Burma, 1945-1987. Photos by the author.John Blaxland's persuasive…
Observations of Chinese investment in Australia
Speeches
Observations of Chinese investment in Australia
Last night, the inaugural Lowy Institute-Rio Tinto China Fellow, Professor Zha Daojiong of Peking University, gave a lively presentation on Chinese investment in Australia…
China's investment in Australia
Dirk van der Kley is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's East Asia Program. [vimeo:60699256] Last night, the inaugural Lowy Institute-Rio Tinto China Fellow, Professor…
Trailer: Comrade Kim Goes Flying
On North Korea Economy Watch I see reference to a UK-Belgium-North Korea co-production called Comrade Kim Goes Flying, about a North Korean coal miner pursuing her dream of…
A fair indictment of Australia's Pacific policy?
Professor Wadan Narsey is an Adjunct Professor at The Cairns Institute. Jonathan Schultz's recently completed PhD thesis, Overseeing and Overlooking: Australian Engagement with…
Can Abenomics fix Japan's economy?
Just about everyone agrees that the Japanese economy has underperformed for over two decades. The astounding rise of China in the same period deepens the hurt. Prime Minister Abe…
China links: China's banks, PLA Unit 61398, Afghanistan, Boao Forum and more
Joel Wing-Lun is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's East Asia Program. Zhou Xiaochuan will remain as head of China's central bank despite reaching retirement age,…
Cyber espionage: China at the forefront
James Lewis is Director of the Technology and Public Policy Program at CSIS, Washington, DC. This is the fourth of a five-part series on Asia in the age of cyber threats. Part 1;…
Netizens a new force in China politics
James Lewis is Director of the Technology and Public Policy Program at CSIS, Washington, DC. This is the third of a five-part series on Asia in the age of cyber threats. Part 1…
Indonesia's next president: A form guide
Gary Hogan was the first foreigner to graduate from Indonesia's Institute of National Governance (Lemhannas) and was Australia's Defence Attaché to Indonesia from 2009 to 2012…